Bangalore, the IT Hub of India also has a large animation and gaming community, ‘officially’ brought together under the name of ABAI - Association of Bangalore Animation Industry. Studios and Institutes have come together to form this association and they celebrate the creative trinity of Animation+Gaming+VFX every year with the ABAI Fest. This year also [...]

Now that the noise has died down and the dust has settled, the casualty is slowly beginning to show. For two years everyone was shouting from the rooftops about the animation boom in India. Institutes proclaimed India needs animators and ill-informed parents poured out their hard-earned money into many an unworthy school. Many people left [...]

Following a great response to the previous two series of workshops, Graphiti School of Animation is offering its fourth set of free workshops for students, parents and anyone interested in knowing more about careers in the field of animation. They would also get an insight into the animation industry.
The Session dates are 4th July, 11th [...]

Learning animation is not just about learning how to use the software. Art, literature, history, story-telling, film-making, music, acting… many different things go into it. You also need to watch a lot of good films to be able to create great films. That is what the students of NID, India’s premier animation school, do. [...]

After spending two full days at the CGTExpo 2008, I must say the experience was unique. Hundreds of volunteers from all over the country, the CGTantra team, the Nine team, the participants and the supporters, all put in their best to make the event a truly successful one.
The planning was perfect, arrangements flawless and [...]

CGTantra has partnered with Nine to organize CGTExpo 08 - India’s First Career Guidance and Computer Graphics Technology Expo on Animation, Visual Effects and Gaming.
Conceived with CGTantra’s philosophy of “Learn Inspire Grow”, CGTExpo aims to provide an insight into a career in Animation, VFX and Gaming as well as a cross pollination among the Studio’s, [...]

Graphiti School of Animation is offering a free workshop for all students and parents and anybody who is interested in knowing more about careers and opportunities in animation on 2nd May, 2008.
The workshop will deal with basic issues like:
* What is animation? What are the steps involved in making an animation film?
* Is animation a [...]

This isn’t a rant against any particular institute but a general comment on our severely handicapped animation education system. With schools that claim to point their magic wand at ordinary mortals and turn them into animation geniuses proliferating all across the country, I shudder to think of what level of artistry and skill our so [...]

From this week onwards, I will be blogging about one new “Discovery of the Week” that I want to share with all AAA readers.
This week’s special-
The Online Animation School - AnimationMentor.com is giving away a free e-book called “Animation Tips & Tricks” by Shawn Kelly. All you need to do is sign up. The book [...]

The Animation Society of India’s next event will be held on 23rd Feb.  - Music For Animation by Tapas Relia.
Date: 23rd Feb. 2008
Time: 2:00 pm onwards
Venue: IDC Auditorium, IIT Campus, Powai, Mumbai
Entry Fee:
The session is FREE for TASI members
Non-member professionals: Rs.100/-
Non-member students: Rs.50/-
For pre-registrations, you can send an email to ritesh@tasionline.org
Seminar Outline
• Importance of music in [...]

The last couple of days have seen a lot of activity in the Indian animation industry. Here is a quick summary of all the news in February so far…
Panel Comix launches Happy Days and Little Pandavas Comic.
Hyderabad, 12th Feb. 2008
Panel Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd. launches its comics division Panel Comix, with “Happy Days”, India’s first [...]

Hyderabad based U D School of Animation has just launched a program called Doodle Pro. It is an eight week Cartooning and Caricature class open to just about anyone who can hold a pencil right.
Classes will be held every Sunday. New batches will begin on the 1st Sunday of every month. The course was launched [...]

Toonboom and CGTantra in partnership with Rahul Commerce and Whistling Woods International are organizing a free Toon Boom Storyboard Seminar for animation, live action and VFX professionals and students.
Date: 9th February 2008
Time: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Venue: Whistling Woods International Institute of Film, Televisio, Animation and Media Arts.
Film City Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400065
Tel: [...]

Graphiti School of Animation is organizing a FREE workshop on Lighting, Rendering in passes & Compositing a scene on the 1st of Feb. 2008.
Venue:
Graphiti School of Animation
A unit of Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.
404, Udyog Mandir No 2, Mogul Lane,
Mahim West
Mumbai - 400016
Maharashtra, India
Phone : 91 22 24440107, 32448544

Date: Friday, 1st Feb 2008
Duration: 3 hrs - [...]

With a fabulous turnout of 250 plus people, the TASI workshop titled “Animation for those who cannot draw!”, began on all the right notes! The TASI team had planned this workshop with the intention of initiating a new outlook towards animation and the encouraging response was proof enough that there are many who nurture [...]

The Animation Society of India is kicking of its 2008 series of workshops with an exciting, 5 hour interactive session with Sanjiv Waeerkar, Creative Director, UTV.
“Animation for those who cannot draw”
To be held on Saturday, the 19th of January, it is open to anyone who loves animation but lacks the skills!
Understand the [...]

Graphiti School of Animation is organizing yet another free workshop, this time on Modelling. Titled “At Arm’s Length”, details are as follows-
Date: Friday, 4th Jan. 2008
Duration: 3 hrs – 1pm to 4 pm
Venue: Graphiti School of Animation - Class room.
Eligibility: Should be an animation student from institutes or should be working as an animation professional
Prerequisite: [...]

As a result of the overwhelming response to the free Rigging Workshop organized by Graphiti School of Animation on the 21st, they have decided to have it again today, 24th December, at the same venue and time.
Date: Monday, 24th Dec 2007
Duration: 3 hrs. - 1pm to 4 pm
Venue: Graphiti School of Animation, 404, [...]

Graphiti School of Animation just saw its first batch of students out in June 2007. But when the founder of the institute is the ‘Father of Indian Animation’, Mr. Ram Mohan, you sure know what to expect! He has been a continuous source of inspiration and a guide to many of today’s professional [...]

Graphiti School of Animation, the education unit of Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., is organizing a free workshop for animation professionals and students on how to create a Production Rig.
Date: Friday, 21st Dec 2007
Duration: 3 hrs. - 1pm to 4 pm
Venue: Graphiti School of Animation, 404, Udyog Mandir No 2, Mogul Lane, Mahim (West), Mumbai [...]